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Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · 12d

The AOM and IM team stands in solidarity with First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities in honouring the children who never returned home, the survivors of residential schools and the countless Indigenous families who continue to experience intergenerational trauma caused by colonial policies.

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Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · 17d

The Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice is hosting the Survivors Circle Monthly Webinar: The Truth & Reconciliation of Forced & Coerced Sterilization.
Date: Mon, Sept 29, 2025 • Time: 3 PM ET • Location: Zoom (register by email)
To register: [email protected]

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Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · 22d

Read our Q&A with Dr. Karen Lawford, an Anishinaabe midwife from Lac Seul First Nation, about her recent appointment as Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Midwifery at McMaster University - the first CRC position ever allocated to any midwifery field.
Link: www.ontariomidwives.ca/bringing-bir...

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Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · 23d

Kenhtè:ke Midwives are featured in Canadian Patient Safety Week’s All Voices for Safer Care series. Learn how they deliver culturally grounded, whole-person maternal and newborn care, and how strong partnerships support safer care.
Read more: www.healthcareexcellence.ca/en/resources...

Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · 25d

The SRPC is hosting Rural Reach Indigenous Education Series: Indigenous Women’s Determinants of Health & Illness in Medicine with Dr. Terri Aldred. Thu, Sept 25, 2025 • 8 PM ET • Zoom (link in confirmation email). Details & registration: srpcportal.ca/event-6315256

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Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · 29d

Supporters of Indigenous midwifery are getting younger! Born with midwifery care, Derek Blais and his son Sebastian love Indigenous Midwives. The future is looking bright!! #bringbirthhome #indigenousmidwifery

Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · Aug 21

What a great time at the Chiefs of Ontario 2025 First Nations Community Wellness Conference. Indigenous midwifery was well represented throughout the conference, with workshops including "Bringing Birth Home: Indigenous Midwifery in First Nations Community Wellness" from our own IM team!

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Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · Aug 7

Today is the last day to register for the 2025 Indigenous Milk Medicine Conference! Don't miss out on this virtual gathering rooted in community care, ceremony, and Indigenous first food knowledge passed through generations.
Register here: indigenousmilkmedicineweek.regfox.com/indigenous-m...

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Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · Jul 11

Great News! Ontario is investing up to $250,000 in the Onkwehón:we Midwives Collective in Akwesasne. This means not only more midwifery services, but the continuation of care that respects and revitalizes traditions that have existed long before provincial health systems ever arrived.

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Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · Jul 4

The South Island Indigenous Midwifery Service in BC has had to shut down due to funding cuts, despite reducing child apprehensions by 70% and serving 130 clients with proven outcomes.
Sign the Save Our SIIMS letter: win.newmode.net/ncim/saveour...
Read more: thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...
#SaveOurSIIMS

Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · Jun 20

June 21st marks the summer solstice and National Indigenous Peoples Day. The longest day of the year holds deep spiritual significance, a sacred time honoured for generations. Today we celebrate the rich heritage and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples across Turtle Island.

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Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · Jun 13

Congratulations to AOM Indigenous Midwifery team member, Diane Simon, on receiving the Harvey E. Longboat Graduate Scholarship! Diane is a Policy Analyst and Mi'kmaw midwife, and she is in her first year of Health Research Methodology PhD at McMaster. Congratulations, Diane! #IndigenousMidwifery

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Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · Jun 3

June marks National Indigenous Histories Month, a time to celebrate the rich cultures and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples while engaging in reconciliation work. We are committed to supporting the restoration of Indigenous midwifery practices and bringing birth back to communities

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Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · May 28

Quebec has officially recognized community-based Indigenous midwifery training. The amendment allows Indigenous midwifery trainees to engage in all professional acts, providing the essential experience to complete certification as fully licensed midwives.
Read more www.creehealth.org/historicmile...

Historic Milestone Achieved for Cree Midwifery in Eeyou Istchee

A significant advancement for Eeyou-Eenou (Cree) midwifery in Eeyou Istchee has been reached with the recent changes to the Regulation respecting professional acts that persons other than midwives may...

www.creehealth.org

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Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · May 16

For the first time in over 60 years, a baby was born on Kehewin Cree Nation, Alberta, thanks to a community midwifery program that centers traditional Cree birthing practices.
Watch this incredible story:: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST1M...
Read the full article: www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

Traditional births return to Kehewin Cree Nation after 60 years

YouTube video by CBC News: The National

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Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · May 15

We're excited to share news about Spirit of Birth, a documentary series on APTN Lumi.
Host Rebeka Tabobondung (Anishinabe) journeys across Turtle Island to explore how Indigenous midwives and birth workers are restoring traditional practices within their communities.
Watch now: aptnlumi.ca/home

Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · May 5

May 5 is Red Dress Day, and the AOM & Indigenous Midwifery team stand in solidarity demanding justice
By bringing birth back to communities, we advocate for First Nations, Inuit and Métis babies to be born on their own land with Indigenous midwives, creating stronger communities and safer healthcare

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Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · Apr 11

Seventh Generation Midwives (Toronto)
Giishkaandago'Ikwe Health Services (Fort Frances)
Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin (Barrie)
Akausivik Inuit Family Health Team (Ottawa)
Waasegiizhig Nanaandawe’iyewigamig (Kenora)
Midland Midwives by the Bay
Taykwa Tagamou Nation (Cochrane)

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Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · Apr 11

Shkagamik-Kwe Aboriginal Health Access Centre (Sudbury)
Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre (Chippewa/Kitchener-Waterloo)
North Channel Indigenous Midwifery (Elliot Lake/North Shore)
Six Nations Maternal & Child Centre (Ohsweken)
Neepeeshowan Midwives (Attawapiskat First Nation)

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Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · Apr 11

🔍 Looking for an Indigenous Midwifery Program in Ontario?

Dilico Family Clinic (Fort William First Nation)
K'Tigaaning Midwives (Nipissing First Nation)
Kenhté:ke Midwives (Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory)
Onkwehon Midwives (Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne)
(more below in comments)

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Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · Apr 11

Shkagamik-Kwe Aboriginal Health Access Centre (Sudbury)
Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre (London/Kitchener-Waterloo)
North Channel Indigenous Midwifery (Elliot Lake/North Shore)
Six Nations Maternal & Child Centre (Ohsweken)
Neepeeshowan Midwives (Attawapiskat First Nation)

Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · Mar 31

Today we commemorate National Indigenous Languages Day. Indigenous languages are fundamental to culture and traditions, having endured despite colonial attempts to eradicate them. The AOM and the Indigenous Midwifery team support language revitalization alongside bringing birth back to communities.

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Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · Mar 13

Just found out you're pregnant? Reach out to an Indigenous Midwife today. Your midwife provides complete care throughout pregnancy, including:

• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Gynecological care
• Primary care
• Community Education
• Cultural Support

Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · Mar 5

Indigenous midwives are not just clinicians and providers of maternity care.
They are educators, historians and knowledge keepers, who do the profound work of restoring the ritual and ceremony of birth and through this work they return health and wellness to Indigenous communities.

Indigenous Midwifery - Association of Ontario Midwives @indigenousmidwives.bsky.social · Feb 27

We're excited to be part of the Chiefs of Ontario Health Forum! Congratulations to Donika Stonefish (Policy Analyst) and Diane Simon (Mi'kmaw midwife & Policy Analyst), who presented "Bringing Birth Home," highlighting how Indigenous midwifery supports community health and intergenerational healing.

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